Preschoolers and kindergarteners love holidays - especially ones which celebrate shapes and colors. One of the best known American holidays that features a significant shape and color is St. Patrick's Day. The shape associated with St. Patrick's Day is the shamrock. The color associated with St. Patrick's day is, of course, green! Teaching young children about St. Patrick's Day would make for a very enjoyable story time, circle time, or lesson plan. Of course, holiday's are fun, but adding an educational element to your celebration really enriches the learning process for your little ones.
Shamrock is an interesting word for preschoolers and early readers. Adding some non-fiction information to your lesson plan can really make things interesting. Shamrocks are clovers. What makes shamrocks more special than clovers? Many believe a four leaf clover is a real shamrock, one which is said to be lucky.
The word shamrock begins with the consonant cluster sh, which makes the sound as if you are asking someone to be quiet. Shhhh!
Here is a fun sheet which allows children to circle items which begin with the sh sound.
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